The Office of the Federal Public
Defender for the Western District of Virginia is dedicated to the
defense of indigent persons charged with federal
offenses. The Federal Public Defender is authorized and
funded pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, or CJA, 18 USC § 3006A, et seq .

The office of the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of
Virginia includes staffed offices in Roanoke, Charlottesville, and Abingdon.